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New Zealand has rocketed up the rankings of the world's top soft power nations with the country being hailed as a "global success story" for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brand Finance's Global Soft Power Index, which is based on a survey with tens of thousands of people worldwide as well as interviews with experts and influencers, ranks New Zealand as 16th in terms of global soft power, up from 22nd in 2020. That's the biggest rise of any nation.
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Chinese state media has compared the nation's Xinjiang province to New Zealand in an article attempting to bolster the region's appeal and deflect from the human rights abuses underway there.
Over recent years, as credible first-hand reports emerge, China's north-western province of Xinjiang has become well-known internationally for hosting concentration camps said to house millions of members of the Uighur minority. There, Uighurs are said to be subject to torture, rape, sterilisation and brainwashing in attempt by the Chinese authorities to eradicate their religion.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is reminding New Zealanders there are "repercussions" for breaking the Government's COVID-19 rules around testing and isolating.
The Ministry of Health reported a new community case of COVID-19 on Friday, already in quarantine and linked to the existing Papatoetoe High School cases.
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The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing COVID-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdowns and reopen economies.
Up until now, most data on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines has come under controlled conditions in clinical trials, leaving an element of uncertainty over how results would translate into the real world with its unpredictable variables.
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Read more: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine works 'as well in the real world' as it did in trials - study
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U.S. Air Force leaders in early 2021 all but admitted what critics have been saying for many years—the $100-million F-35 stealth fighter that Lockheed Martin LMT -0.4% is building for the service is too expensive and unreliable for hard, day-to-day use.
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Read more: After 20 Years, The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is Still Stuck In Testing
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The U.S. Air Force’s top officer wants the service to develop an affordable, lightweight fighter to replace hundreds of Cold War-vintage F-16s and complement a small fleet of sophisticated—but costly and unreliable—stealth fighters.
The result would be a high-low mix of expensive “fifth-generation” F-22s and F-35s and inexpensive “fifth-generation-minus” jets, explained Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr.
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A woman was left with a brain injury, which she claims has affected her temperament, after she was hit by an e-scooter as she got off a bus.
Debra Christensen suffered a concussion, had severe bruising to her hip, and injuries to her cheek, chin and left hand, after she was struck hit by a Lime scooter ridden by Mitchell McIntyre in central Auckland, on June 25, 2019.
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A new variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly in New York City carries a mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, according to researchers.
The new strain, B.1.526, was first detected in samples collected in New York City in November. The variant now accounts for roughly one in four viral sequences stored in a scientific database, according to a report by the New York Times.
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